#& yet I persist

[must-be-mr-boggins]

You and I both know Thorin’s dramatic ass would say something like this.

#is it too soon? #mayhaps #but it will always be too soon tbh #the hobbit #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #bagginshield #thorin x bilbo #books #movies #tolkien #fanfic #lotr #clearly I’m running out of ideas #yet i persist

[sanitybeyondme]

count yourselves lucky

#I don’t give a fuck anymore #yet i persist #me #selfie #self shot #mirror selfie #self portrait #no filter #bathroom self shots

[souvlakiandcocaine]

pray 4me I’m abt 2 do smth stupid

#my txt #yet i persist #also I am sad #♱

[brucespringsteendotcom]

Guy who can't get more than one paragraph into any given chapter of Bruce Springsteen's book without tearing up

#YET I PERSIST

[hollowgears]

Just wanna say I ran a total of 2 (two!!!) Full minutes at the treadmill today

I am so happy y'all have no ideia

#gym #i am so weak #yet i persist #trying at least #this account is gonna turn into a diary #i swear i was born without the ability to shut up #tragic i knoe

[blackberryjambaby]

trying to make a playlist for someone like oh great every song i like is bad

#remy says #yet i persist

[marinaraida]

Just successfully faked my sleep, time to party

#By party I mean watch youtube for another hour #I love nighttime #Such a rule breaker #idk what else to tag #yet i persist #Will the tags ever end #No they will not #Ok maybe they will #I'm getting bored #is this too many tags? #tell me in the tags #Don't forget to like and subscribe

[liliestar]

Is my list of WIP’s getting longer and longer? Yes

Have I finished writing any of them? No. Not even close

#marauders #slytherin skittles #the black brothers #i have too many thoughts #i hate it sm #yet i persist #and write #but don’t finish #yes this is about sirius black #he’s in there #every time #reggie too #sorry guys

[ditown-art]

im normal im normal im soooo normal (this user lives in fear that they’ve contracted rabies)

#di.txt #a month ago my dog was out in the garden at night #and he was harassing some animal (we think a possum) that scratched his nose #it was a tiny shallow scratch #we called the emergency vet and they said to just keep an eye on it but it’s probably fine #and he’s vaccinated against rabies #and possums have a low rate of carrying it #and it passes through saliva or something like a bite rather than a tiny shallow scratch that you can’t see the next morning #yet i persist #in living in fear

[chumpovodir]

the legit evilest thing about the tumblr mobile app is i'll go in and write like. a paragraph worth of words for an idea or post i want to explore later on and save it as a draft right

except when you go back in for another round of edits the app will change the button back to "post" instead of "save" like no this is NOT done cooking!!! no one is supposed to see any of this yet!!! maybe never!!!

#lesser of two evils tho sigh #desktop barely works for me these days #its such a bad time for the rest of social media to be shitting the bed this hars bc ngl #ive been wanting to give up using tumblr due to all the weird changes and general performance issues #dont think anyone would miss me so why not #yet i persist

[newyorkkiss]

me vs the pain of alcoholic gastritis

#yet i persist

[newsprovidernetwork]

#newsprovidernetwork #newsprovider #thegyaaneeknowledge #india #vigyaanrahashya #facts #trending #interesting facts #interesting #trend #yeti #yetifit #icicle yeti cookie #jersey devil #bigfoot #nessie #cryptids #chupacabra #yet i persist #yeti crab #himalayas #himalayan #Youtube #illumination #ao no exorcist shimane illuminati hen #blue exorcist shimane illuminati saga #illuminati confirmed #true tales of the illuminati #moemi katayama #make out

[naturalbornlosers]

taking my old tumblr accounts and privating most shit so they can become clean slates in case i wanna repurpose them is so. bestie we are never gonna touch that account again what are you DOING

#statement.txt #yet i persist #finding my deadname on the oldest one is giving me whiplash #so is seeing all my old HCs for media i still love

[kyousystem]

KS Backgammon Problems (18 March 2024)

The Situation

You’re right at the beginning of the game, this time with an opening roll of 6-2. What’s the move?

The Candidate Moves

There are three potentially viable moves in this case:

24/18 13/11, splitting your back men and bringing down a builder.

24/16, running one of your back men as far outward as you can.

13/5, using a man from your midpoint to slot on your 5-point.

24/18 13/11

24/18 13/11, like most of the opening moves that both split and create a builder, is appealing because it accomplishes two useful things at once. Slotting one of your back men on White’s bar point both impedes White’s development (by putting pressure on her outer board, so she can’t safely create builders) and gives you a fighting chance to make a strong anchor on her bar point in the next few rolls. Meanwhile, the 11-point builder puts pressure on your outer board (making it harder for White to escape) in addition to its typical role of helping with point-making on your side of the board.

24/16

24/16 is more cautious, making a mad dash towards the exit with one of your back men rather than fighting for points or development. The main danger, of course, is being hit by White on the next roll; getting hit would make this play a complete waste of a roll. However, even if White misses, you’ll have to spend the next roll or two getting your escaped back man to safety. During that time, White could gain a decisive advantage in her positional strength or board development, and then you’d be in a bind.

13/5

13/5 seeks to build your inner board quickly, aggressively slotting on the 5-point in the hopes of making the point next turn. The risk of White hitting the slot here isn’t too bad; slotting on the 5-point or 4-point when your opponent hasn’t split yet can be a strong play in the opening. Generally speaking, however, it’s better to slot those points using the men on the 6-point rather than the midpoint, since the extra men on the 6-point are really only useful for making inner board points. There are exceptions, of course—if White had split to your 5-point with one of her back men, hitting loose with 13/5* would be very strong indeed—but on the whole, remember that the 6-point yearns to make the 5-point and 4-point.

The Conclusion

Alright, we’ve given each candidate its fair shake, so which one’s the best? In this case, it’s no contest: 24/18 13/11 is the way to go.[1] It’s the perfect balance of fighting for control while also developing your position on both sides of the board.

The Rollout

The Footnotes

[1] Incidentally, if you’re at DMP in match play (a scenario which calls for much more caution than usual), 24/16 becomes a viable play; but even then, 24/18 13/11 is equally strong.

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New to backgammon? You can learn the rules of backgammon here.

For more information about the terminology and notation used here, please refer to a backgammon glossary or this blurb about backgammon move notation.

#backgammon #backgammon theory #backgammon problems #Kyou System #I swear it feels like I'm shouting to the wind when I make these posts #Yet I persist

[willowtherock]

Playing celeste again and trying to 100% it. I'm only 2 stages in and my thumb hurts from playing b-sides, but i carry on!

#celeste #im weak and Badeline is strong #yet i persist #willows post

[mundivagants]

my work is more me than i ever will be, distorted to match who i wish i wasn’t and everyone i’ve ever hoped to be.

#late night writing #writing #word dump #mundivagants #lol #words #help #yes #poetry #Google docs #spilled words #poetsandwriters #original poster #original work #quote #the essence of my mind #the work behind the work #January #the new year seems so bleak #yet i persist #existence #it is a collection of everything I have ever felt and everything I have not; everyone I am and everyone I never will be. #it is the final version of myself that I will never get to be